Will Holyhead

Director Writer

I am currently developing a number of new productions including B*ST*RDS, a musical written by myself and Alex James Ellison, which was shared at Southwark Playhouse in April 2023 and is showing at Brighton Fringe Festival in May 2024.
I'm currently Resident Director on the UK/Ireland Tour of Sister Act.
My first two short films, Glavlit and We Caught a Burglar are currently in post-production.
He/him.

Credits

RESIDENT DIRECTOR, Sister Act, UK Tour, 1 Year, 2024
DIRECTOR, You're a Catch - So Why Are You Single? University of Winchester (BA Musical Theatre external production), 2023
DIRECTOR, Aladdin, New Theatre Royal Portsmouth (Jordan Productions), 1 month, 2023
DIRECTOR/WRITER, B*ST*RDS, Workshop, Southwark Playhouse, 2023
DIRECTOR /WRITER, Retirability, Hannah Elsy Productions, 2023
DIRECTOR, Pop Art, University of Winchester (BA Musical Theatre external production), 2023
DIRECTOR, Cinderella, Palace Theatre Newark (Jordan Productions), 1 month, 2022
DIRECTOR, The Shakespeare Revue, Commonwealth Games Baton Relay, 1 day, 2022
DIRECTOR/WRITER, B*ST*RDS, Workshop, Old Diorama, 2022
DIRECTOR, Cornwall v China, Workshop, 2022
DIRECTOR, Just Be(e), University of Winchester (BA Musical Theatre external production), 2022
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, Tell Me on a Sunday, 6 months, 2021
RESIDENT DIRECTOR, The King and I, UK/International, 1 year, 2019-20
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Curtains, West End (Wyndham's)/UK Tour, 1 year, 2019-20
DIRECTOR, Every You Every Me, Mountview, 1 week, 2019
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, Orlando, Nuffield Southampton, 1 week, 2019
DIRECTOR, Megaball, NT Lets Play, 1 week, 2018
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, Northanger Abbey, UK Tour, 1 month, 2018
CO-CREATOR, The Three Musketeers, Pleasance, 1 week, 2016

Training

MA Theatre Directing - Mountview
BA English - King's College London

Location

London

Experience

5-10 years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Film - short
  • Theatre / Live perfomance

What I do

  • Devising
  • Directing
  • Dramaturgy
  • Facilitating
  • Languages
  • Movement Direction
  • Physical Theatre / Mime
  • Teaching / Coaching
  • Theatre making
  • Working with disabled artists
  • Working with disabled non-professional adults / children
  • Working with learning disabled adults / children
  • Working with young people
  • Working with young people with special educational needs
  • Workshopping & Development
  • Writing

Additional Languages

French

Social

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